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Dad 'overwhelmed' as he can finally hug daughters after lifechanging transplant

An amputee dad has told of his "strange" huge with his daughters after he had a double hand transplant.

39-year-old Jamie Mines was thrown 13ft from a half-finished metal roof when 33,000 volts of electricity surged through a tin sheet he was holding, in 2016. The scaffolder spent ten weeks in intensive care at Leeds General Infirmary, supported by twin daughters Savannah and Isabella, who were five-months-old at the time.

The dad shared his journey on new BBC2 show Saving Lives in Leeds and viewers were left "bawling". Jamie was overjoyed when his operation went well and he was able to show his children his new hands, and tell them he'd be able to tickle them soon.

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